Wii U Gamepad Battery Replacement Repair Guide

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Introduction

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Step 1

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• Face the GamePad down and unscrew the two Phillips #00 screws which are attached to the battery cover.
• Lift up and remove the battery cover.

Face the GamePad down and unscrew the two Phillips #00 screws which are attached to the battery cover.

Lift up and remove the battery cover.

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Step 2

• With your finger on the battery connector, pull downwards toward the base of the GamePad to disconnect it.
• Pull upwards from the bottom of the battery to release it.

With your finger on the battery connector, pull downwards toward the base of the GamePad to disconnect it.

Pull upwards from the bottom of the battery to release it.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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roof tip - Nov 21, 2013

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I only see two pins on most 3rd party rechargeable Li-Ion batteries. What is the pinout for the factory supplied battery? I would like to replace the battery with a similar 3.7v Li-Ion battery from somewhere like adafruit.

I found an answer to my first question. My follow up question is if you can use a battery with only two charging pins and not the temp sensor pins?

Steven Chiu - Nov 25, 2013

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There’s no reason you can’t but without the temp sensor you must be cautions if your battery does over heat because it can lead to damages on the touchscreen as well.

Chris - Jan 12, 2016

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Why does Nintendo mention a size #0 screwdriver while iFixit says #00?

proof: http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/…

“•Use a crosshead style, size #0 screwdriver to avoid damage to the screw or threads”

“2.Loosen the battery cover screws with a crosshead style, size #0 screwdriver.”

/a confused person

Kim Arre - Jan 13, 2016

The size #00 is just a little smaller than the #0. When we wrote these guides, we used whatever worked for us. Either should work, but generally you should use the largest that will work to avoid stripping the screw.